Google Services
If you are not certain how to locate Google Services (Products), do the following:
1. Log into Gmail by clicking the Gmail button on the Community System page, or by going directly to
http://gmail.worcester.edu .
2. On the upper left-hand side of the window, click the link titled More followed by Even More.
The following Web page listing Google products should display:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
If you go to the Google products/services page first without logging into Gmail, do the following:
1. Enter WSU yourusername@worcester.edu (i.e. jlancer@worcester.edu)
and NO Password.
2. Click “Continue” if requested.
3. On the WSU Email Sign In page, type your WSU Username and Password,
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Below is a list of Google Services/Products listed on March 10 , 2011.
3D Warehouse
Info
The 3D Warehouse is a free storage site where users can store, share, and collaborate about
3D models.
AppEngine
Blogger
Blogger is Google’s free tool for creating blogs.
Take the “Quick Tour” or watch the “Video Tutorial” located on the Blogger Sign In page.
Bookmarks
Books
Books Partner Program
Chrome Sync You Tube Video
Custom Search
Create a custom search for your web site or blog.
FeedBurner
Friend Connect
This site allows users to connect with friends on other websites.
Fusion Tables
Google code
Google code is Google’s official developer’s site.
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Google Services
Google Desktop
Google Desktop is an application that makes it easy to make create a text search for files, email, music,
photos, chats, Gmail, viewed web pages and more right from your computer’s Desktop.
Google in Your Language
Help Forums
iGoogle
IGoogle lets a user create a customizable home page.
Knol
Knol is a Webmaster site verification tool.
Maps (Google Maps Introduction Video)
Google Maps pinpoints locations, provides directions (car, public transit, walking, or biking), and more.
Click the Set Default Location link to enter a default location (i.e. Entering 01602 sets Worcester as the
default location).
Google Maps “My Maps”
Google Maps Secrets Video
Latitude
Latitude is a new feature of Google Maps that allows a person to view the location of friends and family
providing they accepted an electronic invitation to do so. Once an invitation is accepted, the location of
the “friend” displays on the phone or through iGoogle on a computer.
Map Maker (Must Sign In)
Wikipedia Info
MapMaker Basics
MapMaker Tutorials
Map Maker is a wonderful tool that allows users to create maps, not only in their local areas that might
already be mapped, but also for areas of the world that might not have good available maps.
Moderator
News
Current News
Orkut
Orkut is Google’s social networking site.
Panoramio
Panoramio allows favorite photos of a place to be shared with others.
Picasa and Picasa Web Albums
Picasa is a free photo editing software from Google.
Product Search (Search for products to buy)
Reader (Take a Tour)
Subscribe to favorite web sites and let Google check for new content.
Google Services
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Side Wiki (Video)
SideWiki adds a browser sidebar that makes enables a user to contribute and read information along the
side of any web page.
Google Squared (Squared Help)
Google Squared allows people to search the Web for facts and collect and organize them in a table.
Subscribed Links
Tasks
Create a list of tasks (things you need to do) in Gmail.
Translator Toolkit (Video)
This application is used to translate documents and web pages into a desired language.
Tools included in the application help to refine the automatic translation.
Voice
Google Voice is an internet based phone forwarding system that enables a person to have one “Google
Voice” phone number that can be used to forward calls to other phone numbers (cell, home, work).
Wave (See Shared Spaces Lab below)
Wave is a shared space on the world wide web that can be used for collaboration with groups of people.
It is similar to the Microsoft Sharepoint sites used here at WSU.
Although Wave is no longer being developed as a standalone product, it survives as the
Shared Spaces Lab Try creating a shared space—especially with people who are not part of our
WSU community.
Web History (Basics )
It is necessary to be logged into your Google account in order to perform a “web history” search. Your
web history is different than a search history. The web history searches web pages you’ve visited in the
past.
Webmaster Tools
This is a tool used by webmasters to obtain reports on visibility of their site pages on Google.
Website Optimizer (Video)
You Tube
You Tube is a video sharing website that allows users to view, upload, and share videos. According to
Wikipedia, it was created by three former PayPal employees and later purchased by Google.
You Tube Content Manager
Copyright Infringement Notification
Audio ID and Video ID
Content Verification
Copyright Tips
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